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Asia’s Hottest Currency Spurs Intervention Talk in Taiwan

A clerk counts Taiwan 1000 dollar notes

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Asia’s hottest currency may be getting too hot for Taiwan’s central bank.

A sudden 0.2% drop in the Taiwan dollar at the end of trading on Wednesday spurred speculation the central bank intervened, according to traders, who asked not to be named as they’re not authorized to talk to media. Late-session moves were a hallmark of suspected intervention in previous years.